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Randy Hilliard may have just caused Mayor Connie Leon-Kreps her reelection by going negative and trying to smear mayoral candidate Jorge Brito's good name. The PAC utilized by Hilliard is based out of Tallahassee and its contributors read like a who is who in the deveopment industry. Mr. Brito is a former law enforcement officer who spent many years fighting corruption in this county. Mayor Connie Leon-Kreps should stick to a platform that benefits the citizens of North Bay Village and refrain from hiring unscrupulous campain managers such as Randy Hilliard.

Randy Hilliard is also the preferred UNREGISTERED lobbyist of choice in the City of South Miami. He is also the campaign manager for Mayor Philip Stoddard. Mr. Hilliard smeared many South Miami candidates good names earlier this year (along with quite a few residents names).

South Miami Mayor Stoddard has boasted on many occasions that he "controls" the Eye On Miami website. I'm beginning to think that's wishful thinking on Mayor Stoddard's part since so many great EOM posts also feature Stoddard accomplices or low-life tactics. A definite pattern is starting to emerge here.

Randy Hilliard did the same dirty deed at Miami Beach for Michael Gongora. He was nabbed a few years ago in the keys in an FBI bribery scheme. No honest politician wants anything to do with Hilliard. Mayor Leon-Kreps must be desperate.

Randy Hilliard is very charming. He is smart and he writes well which is why people hire him. Randy almost got Michael Gongora elected Mayor of Miami Beach but Philip Levine spent 100% twice what Michael raised and Michael would not follow Randy's advice.

The reason Michael Gongora did not follow Randy Hilliard's "advice" is because there is a limit as to how low some politicians will go to win an election. Randy Hilliard is not charming. He operates in secrecy and darkness behind the scenes, On the North Bay Village piece he utilized a Tallahassee based PAC to attack an honest candidate who simply wants to curtail corruption by taking the city away from tthe grasp of greedy contractors. What is worse, Hilliard's use of said PAC was done without the consent of it's contributors which include Ron Book and several other Miami Beach developers. It now appears that Hilliard has a lot of explaining to do to some very powerful people. He will not be getting much work in the near future.

Randy Hilliard told Michael Gongora not to use taxpayer money to send out a photo heavy campaign puff piece. It was sent out from City offices. Gongora ignored the advice and the media and his opponents slammed him. It might have cost him the election.

Hilliard is more than that. He is Mayor Connie Leon-Kreps hit man and Mitch Edelstein's assistant in letting the stip industry's incursion into every northwest city. Two years ago we fought off their attempt to open a strip bar at the Channel 7 property. They can expect us to resist them every step of the way.

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